Ministry of Sound Headphones

I suggest a gold-plated 1/8" jack adapter.

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Man, I was stupid. What I thought was the plug was, in fact, a 1/4" adaptor screwed upon the actual 1/8" plug.

I love these headphones. Better than any speaker system. Rich sound, great bass, 10-25,000 Hz, 105 db/mw, up to 100mw input with speaker protection, 32 ohms impedance...

Leo

Well, maybe not any system. But it's pretty good.

Leo

Oh sweet... Check out these phones

<A HREF="http://www.sennheiser.com/headphones/electrostatic/eh_1d002.htm" target="_new">http://www.sennheiser.com/headphones/electrostatic/eh_1d002.htm</A>

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Nice! Probably, expensive too. I went with something less expensive, but also quite fulfilling:

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The top of that line is DJ1001, only $20 more than DJ1002. But I don't need all those extras, and I was worried that its impedance of 60 ohms is close to the point where computer headphones might need an amplifier. DJ1002 has impedance of only 32 ohms, so that's not an issue.

Oh, and I do have PowerDVD. I quite agree with you. Headphones can beat many a speaker system. No need to position them, no interference from the room's (usually imperfect) acoustics, no extraneous noise (like from the computer fans or hard drives), no needless frequency cutoffs. But you can get superb surround sound right into your head (literally). Cheaper than good speaker systems, too.

Many people seem to believe that headphones are not worth it. Probably because they base that assumption on the cheap headphones that are usually sold everywhere. But real, professional headphones are far, far better!

Leo

I was also considering headphones produced by a small, audiofile oriented company called Grado. As one reviewer put it, where the Sennheisers make you feel like you're sitting in the front row, the Grados put you right on stage among the singers.

Unfortunately, they might not be well suited for use as computer headphones. They're not closed but open, which means all the computer noises will still be heard. As well, they are supraural, which means that the speakers sit directly on the ear, instead of around the ear, as is the case with circumaural headphones. From what I understand, the supraural design yields better sound, but it makes them far less convenient and hard to wear for a long period of time.

Leo

Im sure its better than most low end or car stereo stuff tho. Although i doubt it's better than my JBL l100 century woofers and my hafler dh-220 amp.

My system: <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=8946" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=8946</A>

Yeah, I haven't been able to find a price on those Sennheiser electrostats, butI'm sure they're well over $1000... I bought some regular wireless ones. The sound is great from anywhere within the room, and still very good anywhere in the house, but it gets a little too staticy for my liking anywhere farther than that.

That dolby headphone algorithm is amazing. I just wish that it was used more in games etc...

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> That dolby headphone algorithm is amazing. I just wish
> that it was used more in games etc...

You know, of course, that motherboards based on the nForce chipset will have integrated Dolby encoding? Encoding, not decoding... see what I mean?

Leo

I do, and that's exactly why I'm gonna get one of those boards with the encoding enabled :^)

Heh, I love Dolby... audio goodness :^)

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> The headphones have a greater frequency response, but
> less power if used without an amplifier.

Oh man, I spoke too soon. So far, I've been using the headphones with my notebook. But today I connected them to my old desktop's speakers jack... and almost lost my ears! They're damn LOUD! I could listen to them comfortably only at the minimal volume setting. When I plugged them in the line-out jack, it became somewhat better, though.

Leo

Okay, I'm using powerdvd 3.0... and the options are A3D, Dolby Surround, Stereo, DirectSound 3D, Dolby Headphone, and Qxpander (but that option isn't available to me...)

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Why would you win the prize? You have a good sig, not me.

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That's the only one that would make sense outside of the context, and even then most people wouldn't get it.

The first one might work, since my computer is rather loud.

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Hmm...that might work
Or use "The Delta..." instead of Overclocking

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